From GMM
Bernie Ecclestone says he likes F1's new world champion so much he would be happy to be his father-in-law.
F1's chief executive has always admitted his affection for youngest-ever champion Sebastian Vettel, but he has now told a German newspaper he could imagine the 23-year-old being one of his daughters' boyfriend.
"I wouldn't mind it at all. He should give it a try and ask," Ecclestone joked to the Bild-Zeitung newspaper.
Ecclestone's daughters Petra (22) and Tamara (26) reportedly both have boyfriends, and Vettel's long-term girlfriend is student Hanna Prater, who he met at school in Heppenheim.
Said Ecclestone, 80: "He (Vettel) would be a good son-in-law. He's funny, normal, he has his goals and is working hard to reach them. I like him very much."
Meanwhile, at a sponsor event in Austria, the 23-year-old Champion indicated he is happy at Red Bull, where if he finishes in the top three in 2011, he is contractually bound also for next year.
Addressing his immediate future in F1, Vettel said: "I feel very good, both contractually as well as in my mind for the next few years. At the moment there is not much to discuss, but I'm still young."
Bernie Ecclestone says he likes F1's new world champion so much he would be happy to be his father-in-law.
F1's chief executive has always admitted his affection for youngest-ever champion Sebastian Vettel, but he has now told a German newspaper he could imagine the 23-year-old being one of his daughters' boyfriend.
"I wouldn't mind it at all. He should give it a try and ask," Ecclestone joked to the Bild-Zeitung newspaper.
Ecclestone's daughters Petra (22) and Tamara (26) reportedly both have boyfriends, and Vettel's long-term girlfriend is student Hanna Prater, who he met at school in Heppenheim.
Said Ecclestone, 80: "He (Vettel) would be a good son-in-law. He's funny, normal, he has his goals and is working hard to reach them. I like him very much."
Meanwhile, at a sponsor event in Austria, the 23-year-old Champion indicated he is happy at Red Bull, where if he finishes in the top three in 2011, he is contractually bound also for next year.
Addressing his immediate future in F1, Vettel said: "I feel very good, both contractually as well as in my mind for the next few years. At the moment there is not much to discuss, but I'm still young."